Uninstalling Previous Versions of Visual Studio 2005

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For best results, install on a computer that has not had pre-release versions of SQL 2005, Visual Studio 2005, or the .NET Framework 2.0 installed on it.

If your computer has any of the pre-release versions on it, they must be removed in the correct order BEFORE you begin installing the release version. This process is not officially supported.

  1. Go to the Control Panel and launch Add/Remove Programs
  2. Remove all SQL Server 2005 products
  3. Either run the uninstall tool, or follow the manual uninstall instructions below
  4. Install the product or products you wish to use

Most pre-release projects can be carried forward to the release version. Here are details on any changes needed for forward compatibility.  If you have problems, take a look at this link or report your specific issue on the Visual Studio Express Forum or the Visual Studio Forums.

 

Uninstall Tool

Warning: This Auto-Uninstall Tool uninstalls ALL pre-release Visual Studio 2005 products, including Visual Studio Express Editions, Visual Studio Team System, Visual Studio Professional, and Visual Studio Standard.

Run autouninstall tool now

 

Manual Uninstall Instructions

If you decide to uninstall manually, without using the tool, be sure you uninstall ALL Visual Studio 2005 product editions BEFORE you uninstall the .NET Framework 2.0.

  • Manually Uninstalling Previous Versions of Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions
  • Manually Uninstalling Previous Versions of Visual Studio 2005

 

Manually Uninstalling Previous Versions of Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions

  1. Go to the Control Panel and launch Add/Remove Programs
  2. Remove "MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2005 Beta"
  3. Remove "Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition"
  4. Remove "Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Tools Express Edition"
  5. Remove "Microsoft SQL Native Client"
  6. Remove "DMA Transport Update for VS 2005 Beta 2"
  7. Remove "Microsoft MSDN Express Library 2005 Beta"
  8. Remove all Microsoft Visual Studio Express Editions (such as Visual C# 2005 Express Edition Beta)
  9. Remove "Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Remote Debugger Light"  (This step is needed only if Visual Studio is installed on a 64-bit machine)
  10. Remove "Microsoft Visual J# .NET Redistributable 2.0 Beta Language Pack"  (This step is not needed if you have only the English Edition)
  11. Remove "Microsoft Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package 2.0 Beta"
  12. Ensure all Visual Studio 2005 products have been removed from your system
  13. Remove "Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Beta Language Pack"  (This step is not needed if you have only the English Edition)
  14. Remove "Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Beta"

Install the Express Edition or Editions you wish to use.

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Manually Uninstalling Previous Versions of Visual Studio 2005

  1. Go to the Control Panel and launch Add/Remove Programs
  2. Remove "MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2005 Beta"
  3. Remove "Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition"
  4. Remove "Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Tools Express Edition"
  5. Remove "Microsoft SQL Native Client"
  6. Remove "Microsoft Visual Studio 64bit Prerequisites Beta"  (This step is needed only if Visual Studio is installed on a 64-bit machine)
  7. Remove "Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office System 2005 Runtime Language Pack"  (This step is not needed if you have only the English Edition)
  8. Remove "Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office System 2005 Runtime Beta"
  9. Remove "DMA Transport Update for VS 2005 Beta 2"
  10. Remove "Microsoft Device Emulator 1.0 Beta"
  11. Remove "Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0 Beta"
  12. Remove "Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 1.0"
  13. Remove "Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional" or other related IDE installs (such as Visual Studio Professional/Standard/Enterprise Architect/Team Suite, etc.)
  14. Remove "Microsoft Document Explorer 2005 Language Pack"  (This step is not needed if you have only the English Edition)
  15. Remove "Microsoft Document Explorer 2005"  (This step is needed for post-Beta2 builds)
  16. Remove "Microsoft SQL Mobile 2005 Development Tools"
  17. Remove "Microsoft 64-bit SDK"  (This step is only needed if Visual Studio is installed on a 64-bit machine)
  18. Remove "Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Remote Debugger (x64)"  (This step is needed only if Visual Studio is installed on a 64-bit machine)
  19. Remove "Microsoft MDAC 2.8 SP1"  (This step is needed only if you are running Windows 2000)
  20. Remove "Microsoft MSXML 6 SDK and Parser"
  21. Remove "Microsoft Visual J# .NET Redistributable 2.0 Beta Language Pack"  (This step is not needed if you have only the English Edition)
  22. Remove "Microsoft Visual J# Redistributable Package 2.0 Beta"
  23. Ensure all Visual Studio 2005 products have been removed from your system
  24. Remove "Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Beta Language pack"  (This step is not needed if you have only the English Edition)
  25. Remove "Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Beta"

Install the Visual Studio Edition or Editions you wish to use.

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